GOVERNMENT  OF  MAHARASHTRA

LAW  AND  JUDICIARY  DEPARTMENT

 MAHARASHTRA  ACT  No. XXV OF 1996.

THE  MAHARASHTRA  RESTORATION  OF  NAME
“MUMBAI”  FOR  “BOMBAY”  ACT,  1996.

(As  modified  up to  the  8th February  2013)

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THE MAHARASHTRA RESTORATION OF NAME “MUMBAI”
FOR  “BOMBAY” ACT, 1996.

CONTENTS

PREAMBLE.

SECTIONS.

1. Short  title.

2. Amendment of certain enactments.

3. Construction of references to “Bombay” and “Greater Bombay”.

4. Validation and saving.

SCHEDULE.

MAHARASHTRA  ACT  No.  XXV  OF  1996.1

[THE MAHARASHTRA RESTORATION OF NAME “MUMBAI” FOR “BOMBAY”
ACT, 1996].

[This Act received the assent of the Governor on the 1st September 1996; assent was
first published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part IV, Extraordinary, on the 4th
September 1996.]

An Act to provide for restoration of the original name “Mumbai” for “Bombay” in
certain State enactments.

WHEREAS the Government of Maharashtra has decided to restore the original name

of the city as “Mumbai” for “Bombay” and use the same for all purposes ;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to amend certain State enactments for the purposes
aforesaid ; It is hereby enacted in the Forty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as
follows :—

1. This Act  may  be  called  the  Maharashtra  Restoration  of  name  “Mumbai”  for

Short title.

“Bombay” Act, 1996.

2. The State enactments specified in column (1) of the Schedule appended to this
Act (hereinafter referred to as “the said Schedule”) are hereby amended to the extent and
in the manner mentioned in column (2) thereof.

Amendment
of  certain
enactments.

3. Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to the name “Bombay” or
any reference to “Greater Bombay” appearing in the title or in the name of the area,
corporation or authority in any of the enactments specified in the said Schedule, in any
other State enactments, or in any rules, regulations, bye-laws, notifications or orders
issued under any enactment, or in any instrument, shall, after the commencement of this
Act, be construed as a reference to “Mumbai” or to “Brihan Mumbai” as the case may be.

Construction
of  references
to  “Bombay”
and  “Greater
Bombay”.

4. Nothing contained in section 3 restoring the name “Mumbai” in place of “Bombay”
shall affect the previous operation of any notification, order, rule or bye-laws, issued or
made or anything done or suffered under any State enactments as they exist on the day of
commencement of this Act, or any right, privillege, obligation or liability already acquired,
accrued or incurred under any such law.

Validation
and  saving.

SCHEDULE

(See section 2)

State Enactment
(1)

Amendments
(2)

(1) The Bombay Municipal

 Corporation Act
       (Bom. III of 1888).

1. In the long title and in the preamble, for
the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted.

1 For  Statement  of  Objects  and  Reasons,  see  Maharashtra  Government  Gazette,  Part  V,  Extraordi-
nary,  page  473.

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(1)

(2)

(1)—contd.

2. In section 1,—

(a) for the words “Bombay Municipal
Corporation” the words “Mumbai Municipal
Corporation” shall be substituted ;

(b) for the words “Greater Bombay” the
words “Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted.

3. In section 3,—

(a)in clause (al), for the words “Greater
Bombay,” appearing for the first time, the
words “Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted;

(b) in clause (b), for the words “Greater
Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai” shall
be  substituted;

(c) in clause (d), for the words “Greater
Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai” shall
be  substituted;

(d) in clause ( f ), for the words “Greater
Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai” shall
be  substituted;

(e) in clause (i), for the words “Greater
Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai” shall
be  substituted.

4. In the following sections,—

(1) for the words “Greater Bombay” the
words “Brihan Mumbai” shall be
substituted, namely :—

section 5, sub-section (2);
section 5A, sub-sections (2) and (3);
section 19, sub-section (1);
section 54, sub-section (1);
section 61, clause (t);
section 63B;
section 64, sub-section (2);
section 66, sub-section (1), clauses (b)

and (c);
section 66A;
section 87;
section 91D;
section 91DA;
section 105F, sub-section (1);
section 109, clauses (b), (c), (dd) and (ddd);

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(1)

(1)—contd.

(2)

section 109A, sub-section (2);
section 111A;
section 112;
section 118A;
section 124, sub-section (1);
section 140, sub-section (1);
section 141, sub-sections (1) and (2);
section 142, sub-sections (1), (2) and (4);
section 143, sub-section (1);
section 144, sub-sections (2) and (3);
section 156, clause (a);
section 157, sub-section (1);
section 180;
section 190;
section 191A, sub-section (1);
section 192, sub-sections (1) and (6);
section 194A;
section 195, sub-sections (1) and (3);
section 195F, sub-section (2);
section 210, sub-section (1) and the
marginal note;
section 221, sub-section (1);
section 222, sub-section (1);
section 233, sub-section (1);
section 245;
section 246, sub-section (1);
section 261;
section 265;
section 266;
section 270A;
section 271, sub-section (2);
section 288 and in the marginal note,
section 289, sub-section (1);
section 348, sub-section (1);
section 354C, sub-section (1), clauses

(A) and (B);
section 354F;
section 354O, sub-section (1);
section 354R, sub-section (1);
section 354RA, sub-section (4), clause (a);
section 354RI, sub-sections (1) and (2);
section 354RJ, sub-sections (3) and (6);
section 354 RL, sub-section (1);
section 354 RM, sub-section (1);

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(1) —contd.

SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

section 354 WBB;
section 365;
section 369;
section 371;
section 376;
section 384, sub-section (1), clause (a);
section 385, sub-sections (1) and (2);
section 394, sub-section (1), clause ( f );
section 399, sub-section (2);
section 402, sub-section (1);
section 403, sub-section (1), clauses (b)
and (c);
section 411;
section 412;
section 412 A;
section 426A, sub-sections (1) and (8)
and in the marginal note;
section 434, sub-section (1);
section 436;
section 441A and in the marginal note,
section 441G, sub-section (1);
section 442;
section 443, sub-section (2);
section 446, sub-section (1);
section 450, sub-section (2);
section 454;
section 476A in the marginal note,
section 478;
section 478-1A;
section 481;
section 484, clauses (b) and (c);
section 486A;
section 515, sub-section (1);
section 522, sub-sections (1) and (2);

(2) for the words “Bombay” the words

“ Mumbai” shall be substituted,
namely :—
section 62, marginal note;

section 114, in the marginal notes;
section 181, sub-section (1), clause (e-3),
where it occurs for the first time;

section 194-1A;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

(3) for the words, “Bombay Electric Supply
 and Transport Undertaking” the words
 “Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and
 Transport Undertaking” shall be

substituted, namely :—
section 3, clauses (mm) and (nn);
section 4, clause (g);
section 50, sub-section (1);
section 60D, sub-section (1) and clause (a);
section 63, clause (m) ;
section 64, in clauses (a) and (c) of

sub-section (4) ;

section 66, in clauses (b) and (c) of
sub-section (1), sub-section (5) ;

section 66A, sub-section (5) ;
section 80B, clauses (c) and (e) of sub-

section (3) ;

section 92 ;
section 105A, clause (a) ;
section 118, clause (b) ;
section 124, sub-section (1) ;
section 125, sub-clause (iii) of clause (a)
and clause (c) of sub-section (1) ;
section 126, sub-clause (iii) of clause (a)
of  sub-section (1), and  clause (b) of
sub-section (2) ;

section 126 A, clauses (a), (c) and in the

marginal note ;

section 126B,  sub-section (2),  clauses

(ia) and (a) ;

section 128, clause (b) of sub-section (1)

and the marginal note ;
section 134, sub-section (2) ;
section 138, sub-section (1) ;
chapter XVIA, in the heading ;
section 460A, sub-sections (1) and (2)(c);
section 460B, sub-section (1) ;
section 460C, sub-section (1) ;
section 460D, sub-section (1) ;
section 460F ;
section 460G, sub-section (1) ;
section 460H, sub-section (1) and in the
proviso  to  sub-section  (1)  and  in
sub-sections (2) and (4) ;

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(1) Contd.

SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

section 460I ;
section 460K ;
section 460L, sub-section (1) ;
section 460O, sub-section (1) ;
section 460P, sub-section (2) ;
section 460Q ;
section 460R, sub-section (1) ;
section 460S ;
section 460U ;
section 460V , sub-section (3) ;
section 460Z ;
section 460AA, in the proviso ;
section 460DD, sub-section (1), clause ( f ) ;
section 460GG, and in clauses (a), (b), (e)

and (g) ;

section 460HH ;
section 460JJ, sub-section (1) ;
section 460LL, sub-section (3) ;
section 460MM, sub-section (1) and in

the marginal note ;

section 460NN, sub-section (1) ;
section 460OO ;
section 460PP ;
section 461 in the marginal note ;
section 461A and in the marginal note ;
section 469A ;
section 517, sub-section (3).

(4) for the words “Bombay Electric  Supply

and   Transport   Committee”   the   words
“Brihan   Mumbai   Electric  Supply  and
Transport  Committee”  shall  be  substi-
tuted, namely :—
section 4, clause (d) ;
section 7 B ;
section 16, sub-section (2) ;
section 23, clauses (iii), (iv) and (vi) ;
section 36, clauses (1) and (q);
in the heading (D) above section 50 ;
section  50,  sub-section  (1)  and  in the

marginal note ;

Section 50A sub-section (1) and in the

marginal note;

section 50B, sub-section  (I) and  in the

marginal note ;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(1)

(1) Contd.

(2)

section 50C ;
section 50D, sub-section (1), in the pro-
viso to sub-section (1) and in the mar-
ginal note ;

section 50E, sub-section (1), and in the

marginal note ;

section 50F, and in the marginal note ;
section 50G, sub-section (1), and in the

marginal note ;

section 50T ;
section 60A, sub-section (1) ;
section 60B, sub-section (1) ;
section 60D, sub-section (1) and clauses

(a), (c) and (d) thereof ;

section 64, in the proviso to clause (e)
of sub-section (3), in clauses (a) and
(c) of sub-section (4) ;
section 66, sub-section (5) ;
section 68B, sub-section (1) ;
section 78A, clause (a) of sub-section (1) ;
section 80B, clause (b) of sub-sections
(1), (3), (4) and sub-section (5) and
sub-section (8) ;

section 85A ;
section 105H ;
section 115, in the proviso to sub-section (2) ;
section 126A ;
section 126B, sub-sections (1), (3) and

in the marginal note ;

section 126G, sub-sections (1) and (2) ;
section 127, sub-section (2) ;
section 129 ;
section 131, sub-section (1) ;
section 132 ;
section 133, clause (g) ;
section 134, sub-section (1) ;
section 460A, sub-sections (1) and (2) ;
section 460G, sub-section (2) ;
section 460H, sub-sections (1), (3) and (4) ;
section 460I ;
section 460J ;
section 460K, clauses (c) and (d) ;
section 460L, in the proviso to sub-sec-

tion (1) ;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(1)

(2)

(1) —contd.

section 460M, in the proviso to sub-sec-

tion (2) ;

section 460O, sub-sections (1) and (2) ;
section 460P, sub-section (1) ;
section 460Q, in the proviso to clause (b)

and in clause (c) ;

section 460R, sub-sections (1) and (2)

and in the marginal note ;

section 460T, in sub-sections (1) and (2) ;
section 460U ;
section 460V, in sub-sections (1), (2) and

(3) and in the marginal note ;
section 460X, sub-section (2) ;
section 460AA, in the proviso ;
section 460BB,  sub-section   (1),  clause

(a) and sub-section (2) and (3) ;

section 460CC ;
section 460DD,  sub-section  (1), clause (a) ;
section 460EE, and in the marginal

note ;

section 460FF ;
section 460GG, clause(c) ;
section 460HH ;
section 460H ;
section 460JJ, sub-sections (2) and (3) ;
section 460MM, sub-section (1) ;
section 460NN, sub-sections (1) and (2) ;
section 493 ;
section 501 ;
section 517, sub-section (3) ;
section 527, sub-section (3) ;

(5)

for the words “Bombay Electric Supply

and Transport Fund” the words “Brihan
Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport
Fund” shall be substituted, namely :—
section 78, clause (a) of sub-section (1) ;
section 115, in  the  proviso  to sub-sec-

tion (2) ;

section 118, at both the places in clause (b) ;
section 131, sub-section (1) ;
section 132 ;
section 133, clause (g) ;
section 134, sub-section (1) ;
section 137 A, and in the marginal note ;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(1)

(1)-contd.

(2)

section 460 D, sub-section (2) ;

in the heading above section 460Z ;
section 460Z and in the marginal note ;
section 460AA, and in the marginal note ;
section 460BB, in sub-sections (1) and

(2) in the marginal note ;

section 460CC and in the marginal note ;
section 460DD and in the marginal note ;
section 460EE and in the marginal note ;
section 460GG and in the marginal note ;
section 460II ;
section 460JJ, sub-sections (1) and (4) ;
section 460KK, sub-sections (1) and (3) ;
section 460LL, sub-sections (1), (2) and

(4) ;

section 460NN, sub-section (1) ;
section 487 (2) ;
section 527, sub-section (3);

(6) for the words “Bombay Electric Supply and
Transport Staff Benefit Fund” the words
“Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Trans-
port Staff Benefit Fund” shall be substi-
tuted, namely :—
section 460 HH, and in the marginal note.
(7) for the words “Bombay Electric Supply and
Transways Company Limited” the words
“Mumbai Electric Supply and Transways
Company Limited” shall be substituted,
namely :—
section 60, sub-section (3); section 5, 17

sub-section (3).

(8) for the words “Bombay Electric Supply and
Transport Betterment Fund” the words
“Brihan Mumbai Electric Supply and Trans-
port Betterment Fund” shall be substituted,
namely :—
section 460LL, clause (b) of sub-section (1)

and sub-section (3).

(9) in Schedule C,—

(a) for the words “the Bombay Municipal
Corporation Act” the words “the Mumbai
Municipal Corporation Act” shall be sub-
stituted  ;

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(1)-contd.

SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

(b) for the words “Greater Bombay” the

words “Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted .

(10) in Schedule E,—

(a) for  the  words “ Greater Bombay ”  words
“ Brihan Mumbai ” shall be substituted ;
(b) for the words “ Bombay Municipal Corpo-
ration Act ”  the   words  “Mumbai  Municipal
Corporation Act ” shall  be  substituted.

(11) in Schedule F,—

(a) for the  words “ Greater  Bombay ” the

words  “ Brihan   Mumbai ” shall  be  sub-
stituted  ;

(b) for the words “ Bombay Municipal Corpo-
ration Act ” the words “ Mumbai Municipal
Corporation   Act ” shall  be  substituted .

(12) in Schedule I,  for  the words “ Greater  Bombay”
the words “ Brihan Mumbai ” shall be sub-
stituted.

(13) in Schedule J,  for  the words “Greater  Bombay”
the words “ Brihan Mumbai ” shall be sub-
stituted.

(14) in Schedule N,  for  the words “Greater  Bombay”
the words “ Greater Mumbai ” shall be sub-
stituted.

(15) in Schedule O,—

(a) for  the  words  “ BOMBAY  MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION ” the  words “ MUMBAI
MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION ”  shall  be
substituted  ;

(b) for  the  words  “ GREATER  BOMBAY ”

the  words “ BRIHAN MUMBAI ” shall be
substituted  ;

(c) for the word “Bombay”, wherever it occurs
the word “Mumbai” shall be substituted ;

(16) in Schedule P,—

(a)  for   the   words   “  THE    MUNICIPAL

COMMISSIONER, BOMBAY ” the  words
“ THE    MUNICIPAL   COMMISSIONER,
MUMBAI ” shall be substituted ;

(b)  for the words “Bombay Municipality” the
words “ Mumbai Municipality ” shall  be
substituted  ;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

(17) in Schedule U,—for the word “BOMBAY”, the
word “MUMBAI” shall be substituted.

(18) in Schedule FF,—

(a)  for the words “Bombay Municipal Corpo-
ration Act” wherever they appear the words
“Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act” shall
be  substituted  ;

(b)  for the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted ;

(19) in Schedule FFA,—

(a)  for the words “ Bombay Municipal Corpo-
ration Act ” the words “ Mumbai Municipal
Corporation Act ” shall be substituted ;
(b)  for the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted;

(20) in   Schedule   GG,— for   the   words  “ Greater
Bombay ”,  the  words “ Brihan Mumbai ” shall
be  substituted  ;

(2) The Bombay Metropolitan
         Region Development Authority
         Act, 1974.
        (Mah. IV of 1975).

1.

(21) in   Schedule   HH,— for   the   word s “ Greater
Bombay ”,  the  words “ Brihan Mumbai ” shall
be  substituted.
In the long title,—
(a)  for the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted ;
(b)  for the words “Bombay Metropolitan Region”
 the words “Mumbai Metropolitan Region”
 shall be substituted ;

Mah.
IV  of
1975.
Mah.
IV  of
1975.

2.

In the preamble,—
(a)  for the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted ;
(b)  for the words “Bombay Metropolitan Region”
 the words “Mumbai Metropolitan Region”
 shall be substituted.

3. In section 1, in sub-section (1), for the words
and   figures  “ the   Bombay  Metropolitan
Region Development Authority Act, 1974”
the   words “ the   Mumbai    Metropolitan
Development Authority Act, 1974” shall be
substituted.
4. In section 2,—

(a)  in  clause  (b),  for  the  words  “ Bombay
Metropolitan Region” in both the places
where they occur, the words “Mumbai
Metropolitan Region” shall be substituted ;

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(2)-contd.

SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

(b) in clause  (f),  for  the  words  “ the Bombay
Metropolitan Region” the  words  “ Mumbai
Metropolitan Region” shall be substituted.

5. In section 3,—

(a)  in  sub-section (1), for the words  “ Bombay
Metropolitan Region Development Authority”
the  words “Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority” shall be substituted ;
(b)  in the marginal note, for the words “ Bombay
Metropolitan Region Development Authority”
the  words “Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority” shall be substituted.

6. In section 4, in sub-section (1),—

(a) for   the   words   “ Mayor   of   Bombay ”
the   words “ Mayor of  Mumbai ” shall  be
substituted  ;

(b) for  the  words  “ Greater  Bombay ”  in both
the places wherever they occur, the  words
“Brihan  Mumbai ” shall  be substituted ;
(c) for the words “Bombay Metropolitan Region”
the words “Mumbai Metropolitan Region”
shall be substituted.

7. In section 7,—

(a) in sub-section (1), in clause (v), for the words
“Bombay Municipal Corporation” the words
“Mumbai Municipal Corporation” shall be
substituted  ;

(b) in sub-section (3), in clause (v), for the words
“the Bombay Metropolitan Region Develop-
ment  Fund”  the  words  “Mumbai  Metro-
politan Region Development Fund” shall
be  substituted.

8. In section 12, in sub-section (1), in clause (i),
for the words “the Bombay Metropolitan Region
Development  Fund” the words “the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region Development Fund” shall
be  substituted.
9. In section 17,—

(a) for the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted ;
(b) for the words “Bombay Municipal Corpo-
ration Act” the words “Mumbai Municipal
Corporation Act” shall be substituted ;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

(c) in the marginal note, for the words “Bombay
Municipal Corporation” the words “Mumbai
Municipal Corporation” shall be substituted.
10. In section 18, in sub-section (1), for the words
“the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development
Fund”  the words  “the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Fund” shall be substituted.
11. In section 18A, in sub-section (1), for the words
“the Bombay Metropolitan Region Development
Fund”  the words  “the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Fund” shall be substituted.
12. In  section  21A,  for  the  words “ the Bombay
Municipal Corporation Act ”  the words  “the
Mumbai  Municipal Corporation Act” shall be
substituted.

13. In   section   24A,   for   the   words “ Bombay
Metropolitan Region Development Fund”  the
words  “Mumbai  Metropolitan Region Devel-
opment Fund” shall be substituted.

14. In section 25, in sub-section (1), for the words
“the Bombay Metropolitan Region” the words
“the Mumbai  Metropolitan  Region” shall be
substituted.

15. In section 35, in sub-section (1), for the words
“Greater Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai”
shall be substituted.

16. In section 37, in sub-section (2), for the words
“Greater Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai”
shall be substituted.

17. In section 42, in sub-section (1), for the words
“Greater Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai”
shall be substituted.

18. In section 43, in the Explanation, for the words
“the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act” the
words “the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act”
shall be substituted.

19. In Schedule I,—

(a) for  the  words “the Bombay  Metropolitan
Region” the words “the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region” shall be substituted ;

(b) for the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted.

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(2)-contd.

SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

20. In Schedule II,—

(a) in Entry I,—

(i)  for the words “the Bombay Metropolitan
Region Development Authority”  the words
“the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Develop-
ment Authority” shall be substituted ;
(ii) for the words and figures “the Bombay
Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Act, 1974” the words “the Mumbai Metro-
politan Region Development Authority Act,
1974” shall be substituted.

(b) in Entry III,—

(i) for the words “the Bombay Metropolitan
Region Development Authority” the words
“the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Develop-
ment Authority” shall be substituted ;
(ii) for the words and figures “the Bombay
Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Act, 1974” the words “the Mumbai Metro-
politan Region Development Authority Act,
1974” shall be substituted.

(3) The Maharashtra Housing

  and Area Development Act,
  1976 (Mah. XXVIII of 1977).

1. Throughout  the  Act, for  the  words “Greater
Bombay” wherever  they occur, the words “Brihan
Mumbai” shall be substituted.

2. In section 2,—

(a) in  clause (7), for  the  words “the  Bombay
Municipal  Corporation  Act”  the  words “the
Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act” shall be
substituted  ;
(b) in  clause  (19), for  the words  and  figures
“the Bombay Metropolitan Region Develop-
ment  Authority  Act, 1974”  the  words  “ the
Mumbai  Metropolitan  Region  Development
Authority Act, 1974 ” shall be substituted ;
(c) in  clause  (20), for  the words “the Bombay
Metropolitan Region Development  Authority”
the  words  “ the Mumbai  Metropolitan  Region
Development Authority ” shall be substituted ;
(d) in clause (32), in sub-clause (a), for the words
“the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act”, the
words “the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act”
shall be substituted.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.
Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.
Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.
Mah.
IV  of
1975.

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

3. In section 18,—

(a) in  sub-section (1),

(I) in clause (a), in the Table,—

(A) for the words “the Bombay Housing
and Area Development Board” the
words “the Mumbai Housing and
Area Development Board” shall be
substituted  ;

(B) for the words “the City of  Bombay”
the  words  “ the  City  of  Mumbai”
shall be substituted ;

(C) for the words “The Bombay Suburban”
the words “The Mumbai Suburban”
shall be substituted ;

(II) In clause (c),—

(A) for the words “The Bombay Repairs
and Reconstruction Board” the words
“The Mumbai Repairs and Reconst-
ruction Board” shall be substituted ;
(B) for the words “The City of Bombay”
in both the places where they occur,
the  words  “ The  City  of  Mumbai”
shall be substituted ;

(C) for the words “The Bombay Suburban”
the words “The Mumbai Suburban”
shall be substituted ;

(D) for  the  words “ The Bombay Slum
Improvement Board ” the words “The
Mumbai Slum Improvement Board”
shall be substituted ;

(b) in clause (10), for the words “The Bombay
Repairs  and  Reconstruction  Board ”  the
words “The Mumbai Repairs and Reconst-
ruction Board” shall be substituted.

4. In section 29, in sub-section (2),—

(a) for the  words “ The Bombay Housing and
Area Development Board” the words “The
Mumbai  Housing  and Area  Development
Board” shall be substituted ;

(b) for  the  words “ The Bombay Repairs and
Reconstruction  Board ”  the  words “ The
Mumbai Repairs and Reconstruction Board”
shall be substituted ;

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(2)

(c) for  the  words “ The Bombay Slum Impro-
vement  Board ” the   words “ The  Mumbai
Slum Improvement Board ” shall  be substi-
tuted ;

5. In section 35, in the Explanation to sub-section
(1), for the word “Bombay” the word “Mumbai”

shall be substituted.

6. In section 51, in the Explanation, for the words
“The Bombay Municipal Corporation Act” the
words “The  Mumbai  Municipal  Corporation
Act” shall be substituted.

7. In section 74, for the words “The Bombay Repairs
and  Reconstruction  Board”  the words “The
Mumbai  Repairs  and  Reconstruction Board”
shall be substituted.

8. In section 81, for the words “the Bombay Cor-
poration”  the words  “the Mumbai  Corpora-
tion” shall be substituted.

9. For  the  heading “Bombay  Building  Repairs
and  Reconstruction   Cess” appearing  after
section  81,  the  heading “Mumbai  Building
Repairs  and  Reconstruction  Cess” shall  be
substituted.
10. In section 82,—

(a) in sub-section (1), for the words “the Bombay
Building Repairs and Reconstruction Cess”
the words “the Mumbai Repairs and Reco-
nstruction Cess” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2),—

(i) for the words “the Bombay Corporation”
the words “the Mumbai Corporation” shall
be  substituted  ;
(ii) for the words “the Bombay Municipal
 Corporation Act” the words “the Mumbai
Municipal Corporation Act” shall be sub-
stituted;

(c) in  sub-section (4), for  the  words “the
Bombay  Corporation” the   words “the
Mumbai Corporation” shall be substituted;

(d) in sub-section (5), for the words “the

Bombay Corporation”, in both the places
where they occur, the words “the Mumbai
Corporation” shall be substituted;

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

(e) in   the  marginal note,  for  the  words
“Bombay Building Repairs  and  Recon-
struction Cess” the words “Mumbai
Building Repairs and Reconstruction
Cess”shall  be  substituted.

11. In section 83, for the words “the Bombay

Corporation”, wherever they occur, the words
“the Mumbai Corporation” shall be substituted.

12. In section 85,—

(a) in sub-section (2), for the words  “Bombay

Corporation”, in both the  places where
they occur, the words “Mumbai Corpo-
ration” shall be substituted;

(b) in the marginal note, for the words

“Bombay Corporation” the words “Mumbai
Corporation” shall be substituted.

13. In section 86,—

(a) In sub-section (1),—

(i) for the words “Bombay Corporation” the
 words “Mumbai Corporation” shall be
  substituted;

   (ii) for the words “the Bombay  Building
 Repairs and Reconstruction Fund” the
 words “the Mumbai Building Repairs and
 Reconstruction Fund” shall be substituted;
(b) in the marginal note, for the words “Bombay

Building Repairs and Reconstruction
Fund” the words “Mumbai Building Repairs
and Reconstruction Fund” shall be  substituted.

14. In section 87,—

(a) for the words “Bombay Corporation”,
wherever they occur, the words “Mumbai
Corporation” shall be substituted;
in the marginal note for the words “Bombay
Corporation”, the  words  “Mumbai Cor-
poration”  shall be substituted.
15. In section 91, in sub-section (5), for the

(b)

words “the Bombay Corporation” the words
“the Mumbai Corporation” shall be substituted.

16. In section 92, in sub-section (1), for the

words “the Bombay Corporation” the words
“the Mumbai Corporation” shall be substituted.

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(2)

17. In section 93, in sub-section (3), for the
words “the Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted.
18. In section 97 (including in the marginal note)
for the words “Bombay Corporation” the
words “Mumbai  Corporation” shall be substi-
tuted.

19. In section 99,—

(a) for the words “Bombay Corporation”,
wherever they occur, the words “Mumbai
Corporation” shall be substituted;
(b) in the marginal note for the words, “Bombay

Corporation”  the words  “Mumbai
Corporation” shall be substituted.

20. In section 100, for the  words “the  Bombay

Corporation” the words “the Mumbai Corpo-
ration” shall be substituted.

21. In section 103K, in sub-section (1), for the
words “the Bombay Repairs and Reconstruc-
tion Board” the words “the  Mumbai  Repairs
and Reconstruction Board” shall be substituted.

22. In section 104, in sub-section (1),—

(a) for the words “the Bombay Housing and
Area Development Board” the words “the
Mumbai Housing and Area Development
Board” shall be substituted ;

(b) for the words “the  Bombay Slum  Improve-

ment Board” the words “the Mumbai Slum
Improvement Board” shall be substituted.

23. In section 106, in the marginal note for the

words “Bombay Corporation” the words
“Mumbai Corporation” shall be substituted.

24. In section 184, in sub-section (2), in clause

(xv), for the words “the Bombay Building
Repairs and  Reconstruction Fund” the words
“the Mumbai Building Repairs and Recon-
struction Fund” shall be substituted.

1. In the long title, for the words “the Bombay

Metropolitan Region” the words “the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region” shall be substituted.

(4)  The Bombay Metropolitan
Region Specified Commodities
Markets (Regulation of Location)
Act, 1983. (Mah. XLII of 1983).

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(2)

2. In the preamble,—

(a) in the first paragraph,—

(i) for the words “the Bombay Metropolitan
 Region Development Authority” the
   words “the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Authority” shall
be  substituted;

(ii) for the words and figures “the Bombay
 Metropolitan Region Development
Authority Act, 1974” the words “the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Devel-
opment Authority Act, 1974” shall be
substituted  ;

(b) in the second paragraph,—

(i) for the words “Greater Bombay”

the words “Brihan Mumbai” shall
be  substituted;

(ii) for the words “South Bombay”, in
both the place where they occur,
the words  “South Mumbai” shall
be  substituted  ;

(c) in the third paragraph, for the  words
“New Bombay;” the words “Navi
Mumbai;”, shall be substituted.

3. In section 1,—

(a) in sub-section  (1), for the words, brackets
and figures “the Bombay Metropolitan
Region Specified Commodities
Markets (Regulation of Location) Act,
1983” the words and brackets “the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Specified
Commodities Markets (Regulation of
Location) Act, 1983” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-section (2),—

(i)

for the words “the Bombay Metro-
politon Region” the words “the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region”
shall  be  substituted;

(ii) for the words and figures “the
Bombay Metropolitan Region
Development Authority Act, 1974”
the words “ the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Authority
Act, 1974” shall be substituted ;

Mah.
IV  of
1975.
Mah.
IV  of
1978.

Mah.
XLII
of
1983.
Mah.
XLII
of
1983.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(1)

(2)

(4)-contd.

(c) in sub-section (3), for the words “Greater
Bombay” the words “Brihan Mumbai”
shall be substituted ;

(d) in sub-section (4), in  clause (a),  for
the words “Greater Bombay” the words
“Brihan Mumbai” shall be substituted.

4. In section 2,—

(a) in clause (1),—

(i)

for the words “the Bombay Metro-
politan Region Development
Authority” the words “the Mumbai
Metropolitan Region Development
Authority” shall be substituted;

(ii) for the words and figures “the
Bombay Metropolitan Region
Development Authority Act, 1974”
the words “the Mumbai Metro-
politan Region Development
Authority Act, 1974” shall be substi-
tuted;

(b) in clause (9), for the words and figures

“the Bombay Metropolitan Region
Development Authority Act, 1974”
the words “the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Authority Act,
1974” shall be substituted;

(c) in clause (19), for the words and figures
“the Bombay Metropolitan Region
Development Authority Act, 1974”
the words “the Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Authority  Act,
1974” shall be substituted.

5. In section 47, in sub-section (2), for the words
and figures “the Bombay Metropolitan Region
Development Authority Act, 1974” the words
“the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Develop-
ment Authority Act, 1974” shall be substituted.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.

Mah.
IV  of
1975.
Mah.
IV  of
1975.

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SCHEDULE—contd.

(1)

(2)

(5)  The Maharashtra University
Act, 1994. (Mah. XXXV of 1994).

In the Schedule in Part I, in entry 1,—
(a) in columns (1) and (2), for the words
“the University of Bombay.” the words
“the University of Mumbai.” shall be
substituted  ;
(b) in column (3),—

(i)

for the words “City of Bombay”
the words “City of Mumbai” shall
be substituted;

(ii) for the words “Bombay Suburban”
the words “Mumbai Suburban”
shall be substituted.

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